SOC 47-4071 · Area 4800002 · May 2025

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$34,430	$16.55
25th percentile	$36,930	$17.76
Median	$43,160	$20.75
75th percentile	$57,450	$27.62
90th percentile	$61,880	$29.75
Average	$47,050	$22.62

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 130. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $36,930 to $57,450 in 2025, a span of $20,520.

The area median is $700 (1.6%) below Texas's $43,860 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 15 other published areas

This area's median is $6,810 (18.7%) above the $36,350 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
This area's median is $6,230 (16.9%) above the $36,930 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $5,660 (15.1%) above the $37,500 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is $5,340 (14.1%) above the $37,820 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $5,210 (13.7%) above the $37,950 median in Longview, TX.
This area's median is $4,810 (12.5%) above the $38,350 median in Amarillo, TX.
This area's median is $4,800 (12.5%) above the $38,360 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
This area's median is $4,010 (10.2%) above the $39,150 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $4,010 (10.2%) above the $39,150 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $3,400 (8.6%) above the $39,760 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $40 (0.1%) above the $43,120 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $210 (0.5%) below the $43,370 median in Midland, TX.
This area's median is $2,080 (4.6%) below the $45,240 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $3,350 (7.2%) below the $46,510 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $3,870 (8.2%) below the $47,030 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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